Alex Ariza: record, next fight and profile →
Angel “Memo” Hernandez, the strength and conditioning coach of Juan Manuel Marquez, recently went on the record on Mexican cable channel Milenio Television, threatening to sue Alex Ariza, his counterpart in the camp of Manny Pacquiao.
Pound for pound king Manny Pacquiao’s strength and conditioning coach Alex Ariza believes WBO/WBA lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez will go for an early knockout in the third fight of their eagerly awaited trilogy at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on November 12.
Trainer Freddie Roach, and conditioning coach Alex Ariza, expect WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao to punish Juan Manuel Marquez on November 12th at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. They told the Philippine Star that Pacquiao dislikes Marquez because of the Mexican boxer's continued claims that he was robbed in their two previous meetings.
During a recent conversation with Alex Ariza, the strength and conditioning coach vented his frustrations at the way last weekend’s Antonio DeMarco-Jorge Linares bout was handled. Ariza began working with the former champion Linares for this particular shot, for the vacant WBC lightweight title, and despite his charge dominating the early action, a bloody Linares would be halted in the eleventh round by a surging DeMarco in a finish that he believes occurred too soon.
Overshadowed by the disappointing ending in last weekend’s Chad Dawson-Bernard Hopkins affair was just how exhilarating the finish was to the Antonio DeMarco-Jorge Linares lightweight title bout that took place just before it. While Dawson would capture the WBC light heavyweight strap from Hopkins after tossing him to the ground in the second round, leaving Hopkins in pain, with an injured left shoulder, and apparently no shape to continue, it was DeMarco’s come-from-behind heroics that captured the essence of what the sport is all about.
Alex Ariza, the strength and conditioning coach of WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao, is predicting an early knockout on November 12th, when the Filipino superstar faces Juan Manuel Marquez in a trilogy bout at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Ariza is not paying attention to the outcomes of their first two meetings - a twelve round draw in 2004 and a close split decision win for Pacquiao in 2008. Ariza says Pacquiao is now bigger, faster, more technical, and stronger.
Manny Pacquiao's training team is not sold on a possible fight with WBO junior welterweight champion Timothy Bradley in 2012. Pacquiao defends his WBO welterweight title against Juan Manuel Marquez on November 12th at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Bradley makes his Top Rank debut on undercard, defending his belt against veteran Joel Casamayor. Top Rank officially signed Bradley two weeks ago, and now he appears to be a frontrunner to face Pacquiao in 2012 - unless the Filipino champion reaches a deal with Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Alex Ariza, the strength and conditioning coach of WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao (53-3-2, 38KOs), expects a one-sided beating on November 12 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, when the Filipino boxer faces Juan Manuel Marquez for a third time. After two close and controversial battles, Ariza doesn't see a third fight playing out in the same way. Pacquiao's stylistic improvements over the years, and his size, will overwhelm Marquez (53-5-1, 39KOs), says Ariza.
Ernest Gabion catches up with strength and conditioning coach Alexa Ariza to discuss Manny Pacquiao's defense of the WBO welterweight title against Juan Manuel Marquez, training fight strategy, and more.
On July 16th Juan Manuel Marquez cleared the way for a third fight with rival Manny Pacquiao by stretching out Columbia’s Likar Ramos inside of one round at that Plaza de Toros in Cancun, Mexico. Set to take place at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada on November 12th, Marquez’s challenge for Pacquiao’s WBO welterweight title is one of the year’s biggest fights and it has been a long time coming.